-Emmett POV Eighteen hours left.

Emmett sat up in bed with a sleeping Blaine curled up between his legs. Once again Emmett found himself envying sleep. Sleep would allow him to to dream which would be a welcome distraction at this point. In less than twenty four hours the only person he had truly given his heart to was going to walk into Jacob's house alone.

In the dining room he had agreed to the plan, but that was only because he didn't want to force Blaine into anything. Personally though, he didn't care if Jacob was tied up with a rifle pointed at his head. The wolf was dangerous, he had proven that irrevocably.

He wasn't going to bring up his concerns though, the last time that Emmett had trusted Blaine things had worked out well enough. He was hoping that this time everything went alright. If they didn't...well Emmett would have no problem tearing Jacob's head off with a valid excuse. Emmett still felt proud that Blaine was able to take the high road. As long as that high road led to greener pastures, he was willing to give Blaine the benefit of the doubt.

Blaine may have been tired, but his parent's certainly weren't. Constantine and Carlisle were in a discussion about the stock market and politics. Servillia on the other hand was sitting with Alice. The first impression of Blaine's mother wasn't one of a "girly girl," however she proved herself to be just as interested in the wedding as Alice. Together, they were unstoppable, ordering supplies and flowers. Emmett didn't mind though, it was better than doing it himself, and besides if Blaine's parents were happy, then he was happy...enough.

Everything was falling into place. Within a few days time Blaine would no longer be his boyfriend or fiance, they would be married. Blaine would be his husband, his vampire husband at that. Blaine would finally be safe, and they could finally...make love. Granted, everything Emmett had told Blaine had been the truth. Sex was the last thing on his mind, and he would never lay a sexual hand on Blaine if the latter didn't want it.

However, it would be the final consummation of their relationship. As a vampire Emmett would no longer pose a threat to Blaine, they could act like a real couple. Emmett enjoyed being superhuman and the fact that Blaine was twelve hours away from becoming a witch, but relationships shouldn't suffer because their participants were supernatural.

As Blaine shifted in his sleep, Emmett thought of some of the spells he had seen in Blaine's Book of Shadows. There were a few he was curious to have Blaine try out. There was one that made wine out of water, which Emmett thought would be fun to try on a few humans. One that allowed telepathic communication, ones that allowed transformations into animals, and a potion that would neutralize any pain for several hours. This one had a lot of promise.

Beyond the typical spells one would expect though, there were a few that had surprised Emmett. They were witches, he didn't think that magic and science mixed, however Blaine's book proved him wrong. There were spells to create and control plasma, ones that could make anti matter, and even one that would allow a direct neural interface with any computer.

Blaine had not been kidding when he said that witches were a powerful species. The amount of power in the book was enough that an ambitious witch could make the world bend it's knee. It was a mark of how much self control they had that they had not taken over the politics of the world. According to Constantine, there were a few senators that were witches, but they had achieved their place through pure intellect.

Emmett started absentmindedly stroking Blaine's hair, he might not have been able to sleep, but contact with Blaine calmed him...a little.

-Jacob POV

Jacob finally managed to stop crying. It had only taken him six hours to do so, a new record for him in regards to getting bad new related to Blaine. It was a mark of how much he had changed in recent weeks that he did not feel anger. His wolf had been silent for awhile, it seemed like he had finally figured out how. It was a simple matter of being so depressed that the very thought of taking in breath was painful. When you reached that point, your wolf shut down.

Surprisingly, Sam had not left and had in fact comforted Jacob. At first Jacob had thought that the man had remained simply to gloat, or to make sure that Jacob did not attempt suicide again. However, these thoughts were dispelled when the older man pulled Jacob into a hug.

"I know it hurts, but if the spell works, you'll be fine. You will no longer want Blaine and be able to move on your life." Sam told him.

"I want what's best for him Sam, but...what if someone told you that they were going to take you away from Emily?"

If Jacob thought this was the right thing to say to express his feelings, he was wrong. Sam stood up and growled at Jacob.

"Don't you ever fucking compare your so called relationship with Blaine to what I have with Emily. You've done nothing but hurt him, and..." He paused and sighed, "I've gone through this before. I thought that maybe you had learned your lesson but apparently not."

Jacob didn't say anything. Sam was right, he never learned his lesson. If he was given the option he would love nothing more than have Blaine back. At the same time though, he knew what he needed to do. What was going to make Blaine happy. He would stay alive long enough for Blaine to perform the spell, then he would finish what he had started by tearing his stomach open. He didn't care what Sam had told him, there could be no life without Blaine.

"Sam, you're right. I didn't learn my lesson, that's why this will be good. Blaine will break the imprint, and then go...and get..." Jacob couldn't finish the sentence. He really didn't want to think about Blaine being married to anyone else. For some reason that he could not explain, this thought was worse than any other. He could handle thought of Blaine being intimate with Emmett, kissing the vampire, living their lives together, and even Blaine turning into a vampire himself.

However, there was something about marriage that seemed so final and absolute. It meant that no matter what Jacob would never get Blaine back. He knew the chances against him were astronomical in the first place, but if by some rare miracle he ever did have a chance of getting Blaine back, a marriage would certainly ruin that.

It was stupid, it wasn't right, and if Blaine ever did come back Jacob would have to turn him away...right? He would let tomorrow hold his future in it's hands. He would let Blaine come over, he would try one last time to ask for forgiveness, and then Blaine would be free to choose his own path.

Bloody hell, Jacob just does not seem to get it.